photograph album for carte de visite pictures

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection

Photograph album 23 x 15cm for 100 carte de visite photographs. Both front and back covered with mother of pearl. Rectangular and diamond pattern outlined front and back with darker shell (probably abalone shell). Two metal clasp, one is broken. With brown leather spine with gold leaf pattern. Gold leaf design around carte frames.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/2858
Materials:
paper, mother of pearl, abalone shell, metal, leather and gold leaf
type:
photograph album
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford